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Matthew Leonard
Passionate data scientist with 3+ years of experience in interpreting, analysing and visualising data for the biggest school at the University of Newcastle. I play a key role in strategic decisions, with extensive knowledge of teaching and research matters and the ability to problem-solve. I constantly wrangle, analyse and visualise data to assist in decision making. I am particularly skilled in SQL, R and R Studio and visualisation packages/software such as Shiny and Power BI.
Education
Master of Data Science
Computational Intelligence Specialisation
The University of Newcastle
current - 2020
- 6.2 GPA
Graduate Certificate in Data Analytics
AQF Level 8
The University of Newcastle
2020 - 2019
- 6.0 GPA
Web Development
Certificate IV
Hunter TAFE
2006 - 2006
Experience
Administrative Officer
School of Education
The University of Newcastle
current - 2012
- Solely and manually administrate academic workload system for 100+ staff via School-designed MS Access database of 30+ tables, 100+ queries and 11 reports
- Provide high-level, analytical and strategic support to the Head of School and Deputy Heads of School
- Analyse teaching and research data and provide reports and create visualisations such as dashboards and web applications
- Worked closely with Head of School during Course Optimisation project that resulted in an estimated savings of $1.1m in 2021 School teaching costs
- Provided data for and created dashboard for the School of up-to-date statistics in eight key areas, including income, programs, courses, staff, students and external partnerships
IT / eLearning Support Officer
School of Medicine and Public Health
The University of Newcastle
2016 - 2014
- Provided reports and contributed to School committees, project teams and working parties
- Worked flexibly between multiple campuses and hospitals, providing support where and when it was most needed, whilst remaining contactable and communicating with relevant colleagues and stakeholders
- Trained three cohorts of Bachelor of Medicine students and tutors in Blackboard Collaborate, allowing tutorials to take place online whilst students were on placement
- Created automated system that created individualised PDFs, attached to personalised emails to thousands of students regarding feedback on assessments
Expo Officer / IT Officer
Careers Service
The University of Newcastle
2012 - 2009
- Coordinated four annual careers expos, which required liaising with employers, overall event management, marketing and employment and supervision of student assistants
- Maintained employer contact database and produced reports and statistics when necessary
- Introduced an online registration system and electronic floor plans for all events
- Organised numerous, simultaneous events that achieved excellent attendance and feedback from employers and students
Project Officer
Careers Service
The University of Newcastle
2008 - 2008
- Researched career opportunities and wrote content for the Degrees to Careers project
- Assisted in design and development of fully-functioning, easy-to-use and engaging website for Degrees to Careers project
Information Officer
Careers Service
The University of Newcastle
2008 - 2007
- Liaised with external recruiters to provide students and graduates with employment opportunities
- Analysed student and appointment data and provided charts, tables and written analysis for midyear and annual departmental reports
- Provided triage support for students and employers, requiring excellent knowledge of all services provided by the department
- Part of a team that won Vice Chancellor’s Award for General Staff Excellence and National Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services Best Practice Award
Referees
This CV was created entirely with
R and CSS, using the R package:
datadrivencv
and some help with:
pagedown, rmarkdown and tidyverse.
Professor Susan Ledger
Head of School and Dean of Education
School of Education
The University of Newcastle
N/A
- Susan.Ledger@newcastle.edu.au
- 0408 080 051
- 02 4921 2066
Associate Professor Robert Parkes
Acting Head of School (2019-2020)
School of Education
The University of Newcastle
N/A
- Robert.Parkes@newcastle.edu.au
- 0402 432 917
- 02 4985 4080
Tanille Elley
School Executive Officer
School of Education
The University of Newcastle
N/A
- Tanille.Elley@newcastle.edu.au
- 0414 273 937
- 02 4921 5494